SoCot guv vetoes open-pit mining ordinance
South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. (Photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the amended Environment Code Ordinance that sought to lift the open-pit mining ban in the province. In a press conference Friday, Tamayo said he was quite surprised that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) "quickly" approved the amendments to the ordinance during a session on May 16. He was out of the country when a majority of the SP members passed the amended ordinance. "I don't know the reason behind the quick approval; I...
Source: philippinetimes.com
